The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-08-03
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A number of farmers in this vicinity are
cutting up their corn.
Adams 81 Lich have received another car
load of brick from Hartford
Lysander Brooks returned from Bellevue
on Monday. where he has been visiting
friends.
We have got through camping at the lake
and will try TO attend little more closely TO
business.
Mrs. G.. W. Robinson is having the hotel
barn overhauled and repaired. It will soon
be as good as new.
Frank Morrill, has purchased Fred Prin-
dies grocery stock and will add TO it large
and complete assortment of goods in that
line.
We don't know much about it. but Conk
and Harve say the sand up toward Hersey
Lake is pretty deep. Nobody knows if they
don't
l. Stern d Co. are putting a new ceiling
overhead in the second story of their store.
which will be decided improvement. A. b..
Merritt is doing the work.
The people of this village are very much
indebted to those gentlemen who fired that
anvil for the purpose of bringing rain. No
one was drowned during the deluge, but it
was a close call.
Mrs. George Northrop, who lived north of
this village, died last Wednesday afternoon
of childbirth. Her death is a sad blow to
Mr.. Northrop who, with a number of child
rem, Is left to mourn her loss.
Sheriff Todd informs us that one of the
thieves who broke into Adams d Lich's store
last fall and was sent to the Ionia reforma-
tory for five years, has escaped from the
officers of that institution and has not yet
been recaptured.
On Thursday the 18th inst, the Decaturs
will play the Lawtons at this place. The
Mattawan Sd nine was to have played game
here last Saturday, but they failed to put in
an appearance. Our boys had a hot one
with Decatur about week ago, defeating
them by score of seventeen 10 sixteen.
Frank Morrill, did the catching for the Kala-
mazoo Blues at Battle Greek last Thursday.
He caught the game in great shape. He has
also donned the mask lately for the Decaturs
on two separate occasions. A base ball
social was given on the green last Monday
evening. for the benefit of the Lawton team.
1t is expected that dance will be held next
Friday evening at Smiths hall, the proceeds
4 I'd DC uSeu III purchasing unl1OrInS Ior the
team. Next Friday, the Otsego team will
cross bats with the Lawton sluggors on the
grounds in this village. A good game may
be expected, as the visitors will come pre-
pared to win. They claim that they were in
no condition to play when they were at Paw
Paw. Let everyone turn out and witness
the battle. In the game at Paw Paw last
Friday, the Lawtons managed to pound out
nineteen runs, while the home club had TO
content themselves with only six. The game
was smuggling exhibition on the part of the
Lawtons, who kept the Paw Paws hunting
leather good share of the time. The visit
ors made fourteen singles. three doubles and
one three sacker, with q total of eighteen
base hits, while the home club made but
four hits of Smith. Twenty-one errors
were credited to the Paw Paws and eleven &c
the Lawtons. Seven Lawton men pounded
wind, while only three of the home team
sawed the air. The game was peaceful
one, very little kicking being done. Oar
Green umpired satisfactorily TO both parties
while Fred Lich and Marion Rowland die
the scoring. Rowley did not show up whei
the game began and Howard Smith was pu
in the right field.